CCG/ZGDV Institute

R&D Institution

ccg.pt/enGuimarães, Portugal
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About

CCG is a non-profit private entity that started its activity in 1993 and is currently located in Guimarães, at Campus de Azurém (University of Minho). CCG is an applied investigation and technological innovation Institute for digital economy, designing and prototyping new high-value processes, services, and products in fields of computer graphics, ubiquitous computing, human-machine interaction, and information engineering. CCGInstitute is formally recognized by the Portuguese Government as a Public-Interest R&I (Research and Innovation) organization, by the Portuguese Agency for Innovation as a Centre for Technology Innovation, and by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation as part of ALGORITMI Research Centre (first Research Centre formally recognized in Portugal in the ICT domain).

CCG is structured in four domains of applied research: Computer Vision Interaction and Graphics (CVIG), Engineering Process Maturity and Quality (EPMQ), Urban and Mobile Computing (UMC) and Human-technology Interaction and Robotics (HTIR).

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Clean environment and zero pollution

1 Innovative and advanced monitoring and modelling systems for revised air quality policies6 Provide digital solutions tailored to small and medium-sized farms to monitor and sustainably manage agricultural inputs and natural resources

Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors

4 Development and testing of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes (EPR) within the priority Circular Economy Action Plan value chains8 Bioprospecting and optimized production of the terrestrial natural products: new opportunities for bio-based sectors9 Unleashing the potential and advancing the impact of the digitalization/Artificial Intelligence of the climate-neutral bio-based value chains14 Bioprospecting and optimised production of marine/aquatic natural products in the omics & artificial intelligence era

Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal

5 Exploring options to resolve land and sea use competition8 Effective environmental observing systems and associated governance9 Delivering Earth Intelligence to accelerate the green and digital transition11 Enhancing sustainability and resilience of agriculture, forestry and rural development through digital twins

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

6 Assessing and modelling socio-economic impacts of nature restoration

Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption

6 Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems10 Diversifying aquaculture production with emphasis on low-trophic species

Representatives

João Sousa

Science and Business Manager (International)

CCG/ZGDV Institute